وقفعتand I stood (apparently intended: وقفت) علىby أطلالهاher ruins وتكاثرتand grew numerous
وقفعت على أطلالها وتكاثرت
عليَّupon me هموميmy cares فهيso they تشبهresemble عذاليthose who reproach me
عليَّ همومي فهي تشبه عذالي
And I stood by her ruins, and there multiplied
I stood upon its ruins, and my cares
Upon me my cares, resembling those who reproach me.
Multiplied within me, for it resembles my torment.
ديارdwellings اللواتيthose women who سرنdeparted عنهاfrom them عشيةone evening
ديار اللواتي سرن عنها عشية
وغادرنand they left قلبيmy heart بينbetween حزنsorrow وبلبالِand anguish
وغادرن قلبي بين حزن وبلبالِ
The dwellings of those women who departed from them one evening,
The dwellings of those who departed from it one evening,
And left my heart amid sorrow and anguish.
And left my heart torn between sadness and trials.
وماand not ارتحلتdeparted عناfrom us الركائبthe riding camels وحدهاon their own
وما ارتحلت عنا الركائب وحدها
ولكنand yet روحيmy soul للركائبafter the riding camels تالِfollowing
ولكن روحي للركائب تالِ
And the riding camels did not depart from us alone,
Not only did the traveling litters depart,
But my soul follows the riding camels.
But my spirit longs to depart after them.
ولوand if أنصفتthey had been fair داستthey would have trampled باخفاقهاwith their hooves (apparently intended: بأخفافها) التيwhich
ولو أنصفت داست باخفاقها التي
تدوسthey tread بهاwith them الأحجارthe stones لحميmy flesh وأوصاليand my limbs
تدوس بها الأحجار لحمي وأوصالي
And had they been fair, they would have trampled—with their hooves, with which
If she were to deal justly, she who walks
They tread the stones—my flesh and my limbs.
With her swaying gait on my flesh and limbs,
وكنتand I used to أجرtrail الذيلthe hem ماan emphatic particle بينamong أهلهاher people
وكنت أجر الذيل ما بين أهلها
خليعfree of عذارa bridle ناعمَat ease العيشin life والبالِand in mind
خليع عذار ناعمَ العيش والبالِ
And I used to trail my hem among her people,
I would drag my robe's train among her family
Unbridled, with a life of ease and a carefree mind.
As a disgraced, naked, miserable wretch.